Army Hospital tops chart in capital in organ donation

The Army Hospital tops the chart in the national capital when it comes to deceased organ donation, especially liver donation, as compared to government and private hospitals here.

The Army Hospital Research and Referral has conducted 29 liver transplants in three years from deceased soldiers as against a handful in Apollo hospital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and at AIIMS.

"Army Hospital has till date carried out the maximum number of deceased liver donation. We are the top in the city in live donor liver transplantation today but lack in deceased donor organ donation," chairman, Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Dr A S Soin said.

Till date, Sir Ganga Ram hospital has carried out 520 live liver transplants as against 100 in Apollo Hospital and a few at AIIMS.